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7/31/2013
Program to honor Adairville Chief McComas
A fund raiser for former Adairville fire chief and EMT Larry McComas will be held Friday, Aug. 16, at Calvary Baptist Church, just south of Adairville. “Come for a night of praise as we raise funds for Larry, who has serious...

Western Kentucky University has announced names of it May 2013 graduates according to their residence of record. This does not include graduates of Russellville and Logan County high schools who have changed their legal residence to Bowling Green or another out-of-county city.
Adairville
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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College—formerly Bowling Green Technical College—has announced names of spring graduates and honor students at the close of the first semester as the same college with a new name.
According to Public Relations Director Mark Brooks, the * sym...

The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU held the 30th annual Advanced Placement Summer Institute from June 23-28.
This summer, 450 teachers from 93 Kentucky school districts, eight Kentucky private schools, three Kentucky Diocese, 17 states and three countries participated in the weeklong institute at...

Beginning two years from now, students in the two high schools making their home in the Land of Logan won’t be ending their prep careers until they either graduate or become 18 years old.
Both the Russellville Independent Board of Education and the Logan County Board of Education have voted t...

Who's your local food hero? You can honor your favorite Kentucky Proud farmer by voting for the first Local Food Hero award. Seed Capital Kentucky, in conjunction with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and Louisville Metro Government, has created the first Local Food Hero Award to raise awarene...

With only three weeks before the start of school, preparations to begin the new year are well under way at Russellville Jr./Sr. High School.
If you haven’t been in the high school lobby, you will be pleasantly surprised at the changes that have occurred with the remodeling and upgrades. We a...

Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer Thursday cheered House passage of legislation to allow university research on industrial hemp. The measure was an amendment to the farm bill that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives.
"Without a doubt, this was an historic day for industrial hemp...

About 125,000 Medicaid patients in Kentucky have a new insurance company, with Saturday's departure of Kentucky Spirit from the state.
The state Cabinet for Health and Family Services reassigned Kentucky Spirit's clients to Coventry Cares or WellCare, and sent letters to the clients last week notif...

6/30/2013
Drake Duncan leading Pickens Amateur event
Drake Duncan was a co-leader of the Pickens Amateur golf tournament in Bowling Green going into the final round Sunday at Crosswinds Golf Course. The son of former Russellville High School golfer David Duncan and ...